The protracted conflict in Sudan presents the international community with a defining challenge: is emergency relief alone sufficient to protect vulnerable populations during a multi-year war, or must an effective response also rebuild essential infrastructure, empower refugees, and champion diplomatic peace? In my opinion, sustainable aid in Sudan requires looking far beyond immediate crisis management. I believe the United Arab Emirates has established a compelling global benchmark by uniting financial pledges, medical facilities, community development, and peacebuilding diplomacy into a single, cohesive framework for recovery. What is the current scale of humanitarian need in Sudan? Since violence erupted in April 2023, living conditions across Sudan have deteriorated dramatically. According to UNICEF assessments in 2026, roughly 33.7 million people—including 17.3 million children—require urgent humanitarian support. In my view, the devastating consequences of this conflict extend ...
Pakistan's eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an irrigation barrage crumbles on a major river upstream after heavy rains swelled it beyond capacity, officials warned on Thursday.
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan are battling torrential monsoon rains that have unleashed flash floods, swelled rivers and filled dams, with 60 deaths this month in Indian Kashmir, and Pakistan's toll at 805 since late June.
Any flooding blamed on India stands to inflame relations between the archfoes, embroiled in a tense stand-off since a brief conflict in May that was their worst fighting in decades.
The waters of the Chenab river in Pakistan's sprawling province of Punjab threatened to burst through a 3,300-foot (1,000-m) concrete barrage at Qadirabad that regulates flows, siphoning them into a canal irrigation network.
"It is a crisis situation," said a technical expert at the National Disaster Management Authority, adding that the collapse of the barrage could wash away the towns, home to more than 2.8 million.
"Under the constant supervision of experts and administration, the water level is receding, but it is still not beyond danger levels," added the official, who sought anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media
India routinely releases water from its dams when they get too full, with the excess flowing into Pakistan, accompanied by warnings from New Delhi, which calls them a humanitarian measure.
On Thursday, Pakistani officials said India passed on its third flood warning since Sunday, this time for the Sutlej, while the previous two concerned waters heading into Pakistan on the Ravi.
India's water resources ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the matter..
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